I own a 2008 dodger avenger. For no known reason, the shifting gear wont shift and is stuck in park. If it does go into gear, for no known reason it pops back into park, causing a major risk to others that are on the road not to mention to me and my family!
2008 Dodge Avenger transmission complaints
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2008 dodge avenger stuck in park.
Gear shift stuck in park position.
No events or warning leading up to this. - this is the first time for me, but have heard of several others having the exact problem with this vehicle. - car was in park, went to start (started fine) put in reverse, will not move out of park.
My daughter was leaving her job at 1130pm when her car would not shift out of park. We attempted the suggestions in the manual which made it seem like this was a safety feature. The next day I called the service dept. And the technician told me to remove the shift console and pull the pink switch and it release park and I would be able to drive it. I drove directly to the dealer. They knew the exact problem (must have had before). The shifter and the shifter assembly were replaced in two days. Was very satisfied with the service dept. Many more complaints were noted on the internet, but stated no recall.
Ref : dodge avenger 2008 - gear shift module lock up - please look into above issue since this is happening with most of the avengers. The gear shift locks and cannot be released. The whole gear shift console needs to be replaced. The dealer does not want to take responsibility and it's very expensive to replace. After further research most of the dodge and chryslers vehicles have been having these problems for years.
I have a 2008 dodge avenger with 40,800 miles on it. I had a problem with the gear shifter stuck in park . The problem seems to be very common in many dodge vehicles , it seems to be a very cheap plastic part . Could there be a recall on this problem????
Automatic transmission stuck in park on 2008 dodge avenger.
I have had my 2008 dodge avenger for almost 2 years. Car has no problems when I drove it earlier in the day. The car cranked with no problems, but when I tried to put it in gear would not move. Called a mechanic who towed the car and informed me it was a broken shifting column. Item not broken from wear and tear.
The gear shifter got stuck in park. It had worked fine previously without any hitches. We have owned the car since dec. 2009 and never had any problems with the gear shift sticking. Then one night it was just stuck. We had to call a tow truck and the guy had to manually put the car in drive so we could get it to the dealer.
2008 dodge avenger. Will not shift out of park into any gear past reverse. Can get it to go into reverse if hold the shifter manually, but feels spring loaded back into park.
My 2008 dodge avenger is having a major shifting issue. When you shift the car into drive it will pop out and land into nutural. There is also times that this will be very hard to shift out of park. There is several complaints on the internet that shows the same issues. I called the dealer and was told that they have heard complaints but has not heard of a recall. My car is out of warranty and will cost me to bring it in to get it looked at. Please let me know how I can move forward to get this into a recall before this pops out of drive when I am going 55 MPH and have an accident.
Bought the car used. 41,000 miles. Car stalls when coming to a stop at stop lights and stop signs when it is raining. Talked with dealer and stated nothing noted about the problem.
Engine stalling without warning no gas pedal car runs at idle only.
I own a 2008 dodge avenger and it has the issue of getting stuck in the park gear. It's never happened until now and it constantly keeps happening now. I've read on forums where many more dodge avenger owners are having the some problem. If I can't move my car from park then I can't drive it anywhere. I've called dodge in which they mention that there are no recalls, but I believe it a defect.
I took my son to the er room and my car was running fine. I come out and start my car everything was good. I tried to take it out of park and my shift gear was stuck. I have researched and a lot of people are having the same problems. My car is only two years old. 2008 dodge avenger.
I have 28,000 miles on my 2008 dodge avenger had for 2 years and today it wont shift out of park.
I purchased a 2008 dodge avenger dec. 31, 2008. It was a used vehicle, the first problem may have been 5-6 months of having the car, it would stall when cranking and had cut off a couple of times when driving in traffic. I took it to the dealer and they claim they couldn't find what was wrong with it. About a month later the airbag light stays on while driving. They fix that. Now 10 months after having the car I'm in the car and trying to reverse and can't. The dealer tells me that my warranty just ran out. The part costs 200.00. I can't afford that and I don't think I should because I hadn't even had the car for a year. They told me I couldn't do anything unless I had a warranty. My boyfriend's brother had to take the cover off and now everytime I want to go in reverse I have to push in this red spring in order for it to reverse. Please let me know who I can talk to about this problem. It is unsafe for me to drive like this, the console is not there but I can't afford the part right now.
I purchased the 2008 dodge avenger last year and I've noticed not even once the brakes were newly installed at 20,000 miles you can feeling the braking system through the steering wheel. My main concern is the shifting. Without warning after class the shifter would not move from park. Leaving me stranded. The engine runs fine, and I followed the manual and other suggestions by the dealer. What needs to be done for this to be taken seriously? This is ridiculous and dodge needs to be held accountable. I have been to many sites regarding this issue. According to dodge they are not responsible. And warranty doesn't cover this issue!
2008 dodge avenger. I have had transmission problems since new. Hard to get dodge to do anything even with my extended warranty? Please help.
Tl*the contact own a 2008 dodge avenger. The vehicle speed control was replaced per the recall and has failed. The gear shift has also failed and will not shift out of the park position which made it impossible to drive the vehicle. The contact has experienced multiple failures with the vehicle and her expense. The failure mileage 68,000.
I have a 2008 dodge avenger and the vehicle is stuck in park and no manual override to correct the problem. I have done some research on the internet as well as spoke with someone with dodge/chrysler and they are aware of the problem, but have not placed a recall or tsb on the vehicle. This is a major inconvenience for me. I have researched and their are an enormous amount of concerns and complaints about this issue. *tr thank you
Parked vehicle, tried to move it later, shifter assembly inside console broke and would not come out of park. Disassembled, found cheap plastic parts for interlock had broken. Read online that this is a common failure on 2008 and 2009 dodge avenger models.
'08 avenger will not shift out of park, I done what the manual said to but no luck. This problem should be on the recall list for dodge avenger '08.
This is the second time my shifter will not work. I am unable to remove out of park. I have already had to replace it once. This was a cost of 250 dollars. With in a month this piece broke again. If this is a problem that the current oem part can not fix please redesign a new one for the recall.
My gearshift suddenly stopped working. I had no previous problems or any indications that it was going to break and leave me stranded at my house. I contacted coffee chrysler in douglas ga and spoke to the service manager. She informed me many people have been having this problem lately. I told her I noticed the complaints on the internet about it and suggested that dodge needs to issue a recall. She informed me, the problem is caused by consumers not engaging the brake while engaging the gear shift. You have to engage the brake in order to engage the gear shift. It cost me $226.22 to repair. I was lucky this had happened at my house. I would have been beyond furious if this had happened anywhere else. I feel dodge needs to fix this problem and pay for it. My car is a 2008. This kind of thing should not be happening.
Went to start my car this am shifter would not go into gear,searched online found numerous complaints same issues and people not being covered under warranty ,drive train or otherwise, appears dodge needs a recall on this issue .called dealership was told they are not aware of this particular issue however the 800 dodge rep told me they would "try to help me out" gave me a case # I need to be assured that this problem can be fixed without me incurring any expense from the towing (as I cannot drive vehicle) to the repair itself if this is a common defect with a part . See this website for complaints http://www.carcomplaints.com/dodge/avenger/2008/transmission/gear_shift_module_lock_up.shtml.
On my 2008 dodge avenger with less than 26,000 miles on it the shifter is stuck in the park position. Now me and my husband have just found out that this happens on a lot of dodge vehicles and we are not under warranty. We think that this may be some sort of defect because it happens to others dodge. We have not had the problem corrected because we have no money to do so.
I purchased a 2008 dodge avenger last april, brand new. I have taken care of the vehicle, the lighting on the dash is always coming on, so I am constantly taking it to the shop and they run the diagnostics and they tell me nothing is ever wrong. I had to take the it in for a warranty problem on top of all of that. Then this last time I thought it was making a funny noise with the brakes. I took it in and they said I have a leak in my transmission and oil tank, of course the only thing on the dash lighting this time says "tire problem". It is such an unsafe vehicle, I ran out of gas in the middle of making a turn in an intersection and my gas light wasn't on and the gage showed I had quarter of a tank. The car has caused me nothing but problems. Then to top it off, I got in my car to go home from work and it wouldn't move out of gear and I had to call a tow truck. I have only had the car a year, if I wanted problems with a car I wouldn't have bought it brand new.
Power train: automatic transmission. 3rd time since purchased march 2008. Last time a few months ago. Driving on wet road this morning pulled car into parking space, will not come out of park. Car still under warranty last time had to pay. Car only 44,075 miles. Last two times took car dodge dealer fro service.
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